Opinion
Rock in a hard place
The Northern Rock crisis has certainly grabbed the headlines over the last seven days, with the gove...
What next for Direct Line?
I was fascinated to read Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance's chief executive Chris Sullivan's views o...
Data must be protected
The Loans.co.uk data theft last week should act as a wake up call to businesses throughout the count...
D&G, a certain deal in uncertain times
Despite all the doom and gloom and uncertainty regarding recent deals involving venture capital cash...
Media has more to offer than just stereotypes
Well said, Andrew Torrance. I agree that there is a strong case for increasing premiums, and that th...
Immediate action needed for PPI mis-selling
The recent £182,000 Financial Services Authority fine of Hadenglen Home Finance and its chief execut...
Graduates: not the only talent to consider
The UK insurance industry is the envy of the world, and quite rightly so. And I write this as a head...
Generation X; sinner, saviour or slacker?
Another month, another few more independent brokers scrubbed out as the juggernaut of consolidation ...
Realism curbs a supermarket sweep
Norwich Union has shown both courage and naivety in its presentation of its proposed rate increases....
Is it lights out for independent brokers?
It would appear that the old cliche about deals being put on hold until people get back from their h...
Redressing the balance
Insurers face a communications challenge over the coming weeks and months as the national and region...
Just what is a reinsurer to wear this season?
Dear friend, What to pack for Monte Carlo? It's the vexed question everyone is asking themselves as...
It is all about economics
Unsurprisingly, the question of floods and price increases has been a constant theme over the last c...
Preparing for the turn
With the bank holiday now behind it, the insurance market can now set its sights on a very busy Sept...
No need to say sorry for direct move
So, why should Axa apologise about going direct (Axa triggers broker storm, 2 August, p3)? It has ha...
Risk expertise can help weather the storm
It is abundantly clear that the next 'flooding' battle will be about the uncontrolled, and poorly pl...
Competition will spice up Irish market
In all the excitement of seeing a new competitor enter the market, Adrienne O'Sullivan of DAS (Irish...
Time to revise recruitment
A-level results have been improving for 25 years straight and today, school leavers will receive new...
Let CEOs mystery shop on TCF
The joint managing director of TCF Index Phil Evans wrote a very interesting article regarding treat...
Help flood-hit people, then deal with premiums
It's always the same. After any disaster the inevitable headline question is 'how much will premiums...
No excuse for TV blunders
Ask anyone who has been interviewed on television or radio and they will confirm it is no easy task,...
Dixons draws first blood
The aggregator battleground is certainly hotting up with the news that Dixons has become the first h...
Irish thinking is backwards
I'm not sure who Richard Finan is referring to when he says that "Ireland has been serviced by an ou...
Cloud with a silver lining
Headlines have been dominated in recent weeks by the billions of pounds insurers will pay out as a r...